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Pet adoption: Want a dog or cat? Adopt a pet on PetfinderTue, 31 Mar 2015 11:30:42 +0000en-UShourly1Catch up on Obama’s first 100 days — BO Obama, that is!https://www.petfinder.com/blog/2009/07/catch_up_on_obamas_first_100_d/
https://www.petfinder.com/blog/2009/07/catch_up_on_obamas_first_100_d/#commentsWed, 08 Jul 2009 19:08:25 +0000https://www.petfinder.com/blog/?p=309Okay, so President Obama didn’t adopt a dog from a shelter — but that doesn’t mean we don’t think Bo the Portuguese water dog isn’t a cutie! Check out Bo Obama: The First 100 Days on our sister site, AnimalPlanet.com, where you can read Bo’s daily address, take a quiz …

Okay, so President Obama didn’t adopt a dog from a shelter — but that doesn’t mean we don’t think Bo the Portuguese water dog isn’t a cutie! Check out Bo Obama: The First 100 Days on our sister site, AnimalPlanet.com, where you can read Bo’s daily address, take a quiz to find out how well you know Bo, check out a gallery of Bo sightings at the White House and with his new family, and more!

]]>https://www.petfinder.com/blog/2009/07/catch_up_on_obamas_first_100_d/feed/0Bo Obama.jpgObama and family get their Portuguese Water Doghttps://www.petfinder.com/blog/2009/04/obama_and_family_get_their_por/
https://www.petfinder.com/blog/2009/04/obama_and_family_get_their_por/#commentsMon, 13 Apr 2009 16:19:01 +0000https://www.petfinder.com/blog/?p=278The Obama family has a new pooch! According to the Washington Post, Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts gave a six-month-old Portuguese water dog to the Obama family as a gift. Malia and Sasha named the pup Bo because their cousins have a cat named Bo and Mrs. Obama’s father was …

]]>The Obama family has a new pooch! According to the Washington Post, Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts gave a six-month-old Portuguese water dog to the Obama family as a gift.

Malia and Sasha named the pup Bo because their cousins have a cat named Bo and Mrs. Obama’s father was nicknamed Diddley. Get it? Bo Diddley.

Although the Obamas did not get their pup from a local shelter as they’d said they hoped to, they say they plan to make a donation to the Washington Humane Society.

According to the Chicago Tribune: “The puppy was purchased from a breeder and then given back to the
kennel soon after the Obamas expressed interest in a Portuguese water
dog, a source familiar with the adoption said.”

The President has made many strides to be a good example to the rest of
the world by trying to live responsibly with his family. The Obamas
have planted a garden, said they plan to green the
White House and more. However, I’m somewhat disappointed with
the source of their dog. I feel that the Obamas should have visited
local shelters, searched Petfinder and really made the world see
what it is like to adopt from a shelter. Not everyone has a Senator
friend who is giving away pups under high publicity like that.

Oh well. This is a nice surprise for Malia and Sasha, who had
to endure that two-year period of Dad being away from home and campaigning
for president. Those children deserve this promised dog, even if he
isn’t exactly from a shelter.

]]>https://www.petfinder.com/blog/2009/04/obama_and_family_get_their_por/feed/46Obamas narrow dog search; plan to start ‘looking at shelters’https://www.petfinder.com/blog/2009/01/obamas_narrow_dog_search_daugh/
https://www.petfinder.com/blog/2009/01/obamas_narrow_dog_search_daugh/#commentsMon, 12 Jan 2009 14:30:16 +0000https://www.petfinder.com/blog/?p=238Wema, adoptable at the Martin County Humane Society in Minnesota, may be a Portuguese water dog, but she’s all-American! We’ve been reporting for months on the Obamas’ efforts to find a dog. Apparently, the family has gotten closer to selecting a breed. Here’s an excerpt from the President-elect’s interview on …

STEPHANOPOULOS: What kind of a dog are we getting and when are we getting it?

OBAMA: The — they seem to have narrowed it down to a labradoodle or a Portuguese water hound.

STEPHANOPOULOS: A medium sized.

OBAMA: Medium sized dog, and so, we’re now going to start looking at shelters to see when one of those dogs might come up.

STEPHANOPOULOS: So, you’re closing in on it?

OBAMA: We’re closing in on it. This has been tougher than finding a commerce secretary.

I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the Obamas adopt. And while I know I’ll get piled on by commenters who think the decision is none of my business, I still think the family would set a great example by making a shelter pet First Dog, and could save the lives of countless homeless pets as a result. (Besides, the President-elect has talked about it publicly and in detail, so I don’t think it’s an invasion of their privacy to have an opinion.)